The Vernal Equinox signals the change in season and an awakening of the sights and sounds of spring. Signals of rebirth, and renewal in the natural world emerge from the winter landscape and out of the skies where we see and hear the migration of birdlife back from their winter shelter. “Flight Patterns”, a group exhibition, celebrates birds, their unique qualities and instincts, the natural patterns they create in our world, and the patterns that are mirrored in the long vistas of New England’s layered fields, forests and farmland. Six artists have contributed works in 2 and 3-D. Molly Doe Wensberg paints vast views of the landscape over which we witness bird migration. Liz Hoag shows us the wooded areas that provide refuge for wildlife and Ellen Granter captures the elegance and charm of shore birds. Holly Harrison studies the incredible flight patterns of starlings, their ability to fly en masse, fluidly, in quickly shifting directions. The sculptural part of the exhibition features the ceramic work of Susan Raber Bray and wood sculptures by Eric Tardif. Raber Bray’s whimsical hand formed birds emerge from the clay in all shapes and sizes and with unique personalities. Tardif uses a non-traditional steam bending technique to form graceful figures that honor the natural beauty of the movement and linear shapes that birds create in our world.
“Flight Patterns” reminds us to look to the skies in appreciation of birdlife and nature. Experience a “lift off” and the sense of hope that the coming season brings.

For more information about “Flight Patterns”, call 802-989-7419 or email [email protected].